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Extinction: The Facts

So we've been saying for 20-plusyears that this exploitation of our environmentis driving...

So we've been saying for 20-plus
years that this exploitation of our environment
is driving pandemics

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So we've been saying for 20-plus years that this exploitation
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of our environment is driving pandemics.
Duration
9 seconds
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16
Timestamp in Movie
00:38:51
Uploaded
Jun 03, 2025
Genres
documentary
Production
BBC Studios

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With a million species at risk of extinction, Sir David Attenborough explores how this crisis of biodiversity has consequences for us all, threatening food and water security, undermining our ability to control our climate and even putting us at greater risk of pandemic diseases.
But what we didn't think was it was going to happen so quickly - Extinction: The Facts 00:06
But what we didn't think was it was going to happen so ...
Since the first cases of Covid-19 were identified in China - Extinction: The Facts 00:15
Since the first cases of Covid-19 were identified in China
Those are known to reside in various kinds of animals, - Extinction: The Facts 00:11
Those are known to reside in various kinds of animals,
We found the closest relative to the virus - Extinction: The Facts 00:11
We found the closest relative to the virus
It's really well known for its biodiversity of plants and of - Extinction: The Facts 00:11
It's really well known for its biodiversity of plants a...
One part of the colony's a nursery where all the kids live - Extinction: The Facts 00:08
One part of the colony's a nursery where all the kids l...
But Yunnan has been under incredible change - Extinction: The Facts 00:06
But Yunnan has been under incredible change
High-speed rail links have gone in there, - Extinction: The Facts 00:05
High-speed rail links have gone in there,
And so we think Covid-19 maybe even started there. - Extinction: The Facts 00:05
And so we think Covid-19 maybe even started there.
And either somebody got infected and travelled to Wuhan themselves - Extinction: The Facts 00:12
And either somebody got infected and travelled to Wuhan them...
We don't know exactly what happened yet, - Extinction: The Facts 00:12
We don't know exactly what happened yet,
We've been changing biodiversity in really critical ways - Extinction: The Facts 00:08
We've been changing biodiversity in really critical way...
If we continue on our current pathway, - Extinction: The Facts 00:08
If we continue on our current pathway,
We estimate there are going to be five new emerging diseases - Extinction: The Facts 00:07
We estimate there are going to be five new emerging diseases
And the rate at which they're increasing - Extinction: The Facts 00:09
And the rate at which they're increasing
Why haven't we acted sooner to address these issues - Extinction: The Facts 00:07
Why haven't we acted sooner to address these issues
Many scientists, including myself, - Extinction: The Facts 00:11
Many scientists, including myself,
Thousands arrive for the largest UN meeting ever held - Extinction: The Facts 00:10
Thousands arrive for the largest UN meeting ever held
I'm here to speak for the countless animals dying across this planet. - Extinction: The Facts 00:06
I'm here to speak for the countless animals dying acros...
We're a group of 12- and 13-year-olds - Extinction: The Facts 00:07
We're a group of 12- and 13-year-olds